Oral QuestionDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

What steps her Department is taking to support charities and voluntary organisations in the context of increases in the cost of living.

Tabled: 26 March 2024Answered: 18 April 2024

Asked by

Ian Lavery

LabourBlyth and Ashington

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Wales (Jo Stevens)

Economic growth is the No. 1 priority for this Government. Our new industrial strategy and national wealth fund will boost economic growth, create jobs and drive up living standards across Wales. Working alongside ministerial colleagues, I was pleased to confirm £320 million of funding for the two investment zones in Wales, and to give the green light for Welsh freeports. Together, these will unlock billions in private investment and create over 20,000 jobs in our ports and communities.